WEBINARS

19 May 2021  15:00-16:30 Rome time (CEST)  Young entrepreneurs are an essential driving force for the growth of the agricultural sector, yet they face many challenges including access to formal financial services. In the framework of the FAO’s Integrated Country Approach (ICA) for boosting decent jobs for youth in the agri-food system, we have recently […]

6 May 2021 (10:00 – 11:00 CEST) The webinar will cover: How EMN & ADA propose to look at Financial Health issues of micro-entrepreneurs How micro-entrepreneurs can be assisted in dealing with financial issues Speakers Nicola Benaglio (EMN) Mathilde Bauwin (ADA) Klaas Molenaar (Timpoc Consultants)

Date: 26 April 2021 Time: 15.00-16.30 hrs. Bangkok time (GMT+7 hrs.) Innovations in digital technology-enabled solutions proved to be one of the most potent vehicles to provide financial services for the smallholders and other actors in the agricultural value chains at a lower cost, increase speed, security and transparency. These technologies also support the financial […]

Date & Time:  8 April (12.00 noon Bangkok, GMT +7) and (8.00 am Kenya, EAT) Organized under Global Network for capacity building to increase access of small-scale fisheries to financial services (CAFI SSF Network) Press coverage The Global Network for capacity building to increase access of small-scale fisheries to financial services (CAFI-SSF Network) organized the […]

Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) in partnership with the Development and Economic Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) at ODI: A leading global affairs, are hosting a 2-webinar series based on DEGRP flagship publications. Date: 01 April 2021, 1 pm GMT (Abidjan) Background In the last decade, there has been a broad deepening of the banking […]

March 8, 2021 08:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Women’s World Banking, the World Bank, the Better Than Cash Alliance, and the United Nations Capital Development Fund invite you to join our Call to Action on March 8, International Women’s Day! Today, 247 million women 15+ are living below the extreme poverty line […]

Making Finance Work For Africa (MFW4A) and the IPC, Horus and IECD Consortium, within the context of the European Investment Bank (EIB) TA Financial sector programme for West and Central Africa are hosting a series of four (4) webinars for banks and microfinance institutions operating in these regions. This webinar will cover topics around gender […]

Mar 4, 2021 at 10:00am – Mar 4, 2021 at 11:00am ET Women have shouldered a disproportionate share of the pandemic’s economic fallout, making it vital to ensure that innovations in financial products and services support them and don’t leave them further behind. What is the role of data in making this happen? How can […]

Thu, Mar 4, 2021 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CET Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa contributes to the economic development, employment, and food security of the continent. Agricultural small and medium enterprises (agri-SMEs) are key actors in agricultural value chains, which also channel finance and technology to farmers. While agri-SMEs face many challenges and barriers, access […]